Project Manager inManchester inManchester PUBLISHED 18 DEC 2023

Band 7: £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum  FIXED TERM 
Here at The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) we are going through an exciting period of change and rapid growth.

To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job.

Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.

Here at The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) we are going through an exciting period of change and rapid growth. There could not be a better time to join us! As an organisation we all collaborate to achieve the same goal through empowering our workforce to do great things. We understand the importance of creating a respectful, supportive and transparent environment for all our employees which is why your health and wellbeing is a top priority for us!


We have two Project Manager roles available. 1FTE will be working on the CQI Improving Timeliness Project whilst 0.5FTE will be a more generalist project management role working on guidelines development. We are open to secondment opportunities and part time working.

  • Develop and manage systems for projects, recording activities and tracking progress.
  • Ensure consistency across the work programmes and take the lead on projects, supporting wider project management professional team objectives where appropriate.
  • Contribute to the medium- and long-term planning of the work of the project management professional team.
  • Ensure deadlines are communicated and successfully met.
  • Assess and report any risks associated with the effective running of projects.
  • Be a main point of contact for NICE teams, and liaising to ensure appropriate input from the project management professional team in the CQI Improving Timeliness project.
  • Liaise with internal staff to negotiate timely planning and delivery of work.
  • Identify areas of working practice that can be improved, developing the new process, and communicating and implementing the changes.

To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job.

Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.

Here at The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) we are going through an exciting period of change and rapid growth. There could not be a better time to join us! As an organisation we all collaborate to achieve the same goal through empowering our workforce to do great things. We understand the importance of creating a respectful, supportive and transparent environment for all our employees which is why your health and wellbeing is a top priority for us!


We have two Project Manager roles available. 1FTE will be working on the CQI Improving Timeliness Project whilst 0.5FTE will be a more generalist project management role working on guidelines development. We are open to secondment opportunities and part time working.

  • Develop and manage systems for projects, recording activities and tracking progress.
  • Ensure consistency across the work programmes and take the lead on projects, supporting wider project management professional team objectives where appropriate.
  • Contribute to the medium- and long-term planning of the work of the project management professional team.
  • Ensure deadlines are communicated and successfully met.
  • Assess and report any risks associated with the effective running of projects.
  • Be a main point of contact for NICE teams, and liaising to ensure appropriate input from the project management professional team in the CQI Improving Timeliness project.
  • Liaise with internal staff to negotiate timely planning and delivery of work.
  • Identify areas of working practice that can be improved, developing the new process, and communicating and implementing the changes.



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